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Dengue worry: Disused underpass to go
Published on Mar 3, 2014 8:56 AM
A disused underpass near Shenton Way that residents said had been flooded and could breed Aedes mosquitoes will be demolished starting this month, according to the Singapore Land Authority (SLA).
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has also fogged the underpass and its surrounding area as a precaution, even though it did not detect any mosquito breeding during a site visit late last month.
Those who frequent the area had alerted The Straits Times to the underpass in January, concerned that it could be breeding the dengue-causing insects.
It is located behind the Singapore Conference Hall in Shenton Way and is near the Marina Bay Fire Station, but there are no homes in the immediate vicinity.
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John Oliver, former president and CEO of Halton Healthcare Services (HHS), announced Thursday he is entering the race to become the next federal Liberal candidate for the Oakville riding.
The 19-year resident of Oakville and father of three said he is excited by the prospect of carrying the Liberal banner during the next federal election.
"I'm grateful for the opportunities and success I've enjoyed in Oakville and Halton Region since 1990, and it would be a tremendous honour to represent the community of Oakville on the federal level," said Oliver.
"The prospect of joining the Liberal team at this time is also very exciting, given how Justin Trudeau has energized both the party and Liberalism in this country."
Oliver has received the support of several Oakville business leaders including Geoff Smith of EllisDon Corporation, Eve Willis of the New Oakville Hospital Capital Campaign, Julian Wise of Wise Advisory Group, Jarvis Sheridan of the law firm O'Connor MacLeod Hanna, and Mags Shorey, past-board chair of HHS.
Oliver retired from HHS on April 30 concluding a career that stretched back to 1990.
He began his tenure with HHS as executive director of Georgetown Hospital.
In 1995, he became president and CEO of Oakville-Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (OTMH).
In 1998, he was appointed president and CEO of what is now HHS — the amalgamated Milton and Oakville hospitals.
In 2006, Oliver was instrumental in the transfer of the Georgetown Hospital to HHS.
He also oversaw the application for long-term care beds in Halton Hills and Oakville, which resulted in two long-term care centres.
Oliver led major physical plant expansions and enhancements at OTMH, including the completion of a $50-million facility upgrade in 1995, a $12-million Emergency/Ambulatory Care expansion in 2001, and many additional renovations and enhancements to accommodate new programs and service expansions.
He was also instrumental in the introduction and expansion of many clinical programs in all three communities including the introduction of MRI services, an inpatient rehabilitation program and the HHS dialysis and diabetes programs.
Among his accomplishments was the conception, capitalization and construction of the $2.7 billion new Oakville hospital, set to open in late 2015.
Oliver was chair of the Cardiac Care Network of Ontario, Halton-Peel District Health Council and the Reference Group on Hospital and Physician Issues.
In 2011, he was awarded a Fellowship in The Institute of Charted Accountants of Ontario.
In 2013, he was presented with the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal.
He holds a Master's Degree in Health Sciences and a Chartered Accountant (CA) designation.


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^^^^ Like the guy in the first post
Wow, this guy is stunning
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If I looked that good I'd wear that little all the time ^
some spring colors Lady Red !
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Such great pictures posted by Lady Red and Mister N - - wow, thanks
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Thanks, Rand Love the pics in #3316 and #3318
For St. Patrick's Day
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Gorgeous men
Wouldn't mind this guy in bed!
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Photos show Medley Centre in rough shape
Irondequoit, N.Y. 13WHAM News was given a first look into the Medley Centre after pipes burst in the mall back in January.
Parts of the building are flooded, ceilings are caving in and it appears mold is growing.
According to Irondequoit Town Supervisor Adam Bello, though the affected areas are closed to the public, it is a safety concern.
Bello said it appears the propertys owner has no plans to put any investment into the property.
Nobody would like to see something happen on that property more than me, said Bello. But Im also not going to have taxpayers on the hook to continue subsidizing something that, not only is not progressing, but is deteriorating before our eyes."
Bello said the town has issued a number of code violations to mall owner Scott Congel. 13WHAM News emailed Congel for comment, but has not heard back.


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Whatever WDW does I don't care. If they replace wishes , I care!!!!!
Oh I hope they keep Wishes! Wishes is the best! If they replace Wishes , nothing will ever be the same
OMG!!!! My good buddy Scoop made it into one of the promos - I just about screamed when he popped up on the screen!!!
Looks like this celebration will be pretty cool - not sure about everyone else, but I already entered the sweepstakes!!!
Only thing that worries me a little is the promo for Dream: Fireworks - does this mean that "Wishes" will be replaced??? Already shaking at the thought...
Whatever WDW does I don't care. If they replace wishes , I care!!!!!
Oh I hope they keep Wishes! Wishes is the best! If they replace Wishes , nothing will ever be the same
I believe
I believe in believing - until my very last minute of truth , I don't give up . even when it will be hard to see it through
I will go on
I will go on , no matter what , still dedicated all the way through
I'll live my dreams the same way I do my life , by taking one step at a time
It would be sooo sweet to stay the night in Cinderella's castle, like a fairy tale come true....(sigh) Could you just imagine being up in the castle and waving down at all the people like they were the countrymen of your own kingdom?!?! For one night, be the ruler of all you survey. I wonder if the CM's will call those people 'Your Highness'? How totally cool!! Plus the added bonus of knowing that the area you are sleeping in was originally meant for the main man Walt and his family. Makes me tearly to think about it. It's neat that the company would share that with people.
I'm kind of bummed though because all of this hoo haa begins the very day that my little girl and I leave WDW to come home!! Maybe I can catch the end of it next fall. We'll see! Ooh, I need some !!
'Girls do not start fights..but they can finish them!' ~~Marie
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2001 Caribbean Beach 2002 Off Property 2003 Port Orleans Riverside 2004 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2005 Pop Century Sept 2006 Contemporary 2007 Off property
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How could you have entered the sweepstakes? I'm so desperate! I would die to stay up in that castle, just for the night!!!!
I read this the other day in a news article! I WANT TO WIN!!!
That is AWESOME!!! I wanna stay in the castle!!! Get all the DWT members and have one heck of a Podcaste/sleepover!! ::pouts:: I wanna do it!
You just have to decide if youre a Tigger or an Eeyore.
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We hail thee, Carolina...
Can you enter the contest more than once? I have, just don't know if they all count. Hope so!
When you wish upon a star.....
Adults are only kids grown up, anyway. WD
...That's the real trouble with the world. Too many people grow up. WD
"For those who get it, no explanation is necessary. For those who don't, no explanation will do."
Yeah I am neeeeeeever going to any of my classes this year... I'll be at the parks every single day. Thank God I live in Orlando. I won't rest until I am in the Castle...
Chellie the Pirate Princess
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My Billy loves to eat !
Hey, I saw a gentleman in the promos that put me and my daughter on the Alice & Wonderland ride in DL last week. I noticed him because he seemed like he took his job very seriously, but in the fun way you know. He's an older guy with a mustache and he's actually wearing the same clothes he had on when he put us on the ride!!Originally Posted by Dumbogal
I miss DL so much!! I'm in complete post DL depression.
To all who come to this happy place; welcome. Disneyland is your land. Here age relives fond memories of the past...and here youth may savor the challenge and promise of the future. Disneyland is dedicated to the ideals, the dreams and the hard facts that have created America...with the hope that it will be a source of joy and inspiration to all the world.
Will this last exactly a year? So it will end Oct 1 2007?
Summer '83-Off Site
Dec '95- Shades Of Green
March '03-All Star Movies
March '06-All Star Movies
October '07-POFQ
March '10-POFQ
March '13 POFQ
June '14 POFQ
Nov'14 All Star Sports-F&WF W&D 1/2 Marathon!


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We've seen all kinds of weird computer mice, but the latest mouse from SourcingMap might be the weirdest of all.
From an angle it looks like a mouse, but don't let its weird design fool you. It features two unique big eyeballs for right and left-click buttons. It also comes with a 1200dpi optical sensor that allows it to work on virtually any surface.
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Each year, billions of non-stick pans get trashed. OK they are recycled. Metal cannot be recycling too many times, and recycling also pollutes. Re-purposing, re-using is a better strategy. Here is an idea to re-purpose an expired aluminum pan. Aluminum is soft and very easy to work with. You can hammer the pan to flatten it and turn it to a useful conversation piece when you have a pizza party. dcarch |
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Very nice. And very pretty. Even the pizza is pretty. ~Ann |
Cool. |
Yes, very apeeling. ;-] |
Very artsy. I love the engraving. Great idea. |
PRETTY!!! I know guys who might take it to stage 1, or even 2, but wouldn't decorate it beyond their initials. That's really lovely. |
- Posted by foodonastump (My Page) on Sun, Jul 20, 14 at 15:22
Should have been Prime, not Time, to complete the alliteration, no? :) Very nice. What is used for the reverse image sections? |
I have the feeling of deja vu--I get the sense that I've seen you post this, or maybe something similar, a few years ago. Was it a different pan? In any case, I love the design. Sue |
That's fantastic! The skillet didn't even look that bad that you re-purposed. The pizza looks good too, btw. |
Another amazing project! Does your mind keep you awake at night? |
Thank you, thank you! Thank you everyone. I appreciate your kind flatteries. Cathy, "Another amazing project! Does your mind keep you awake at night?" No, as long as I have my security blanket. :-) Jasdip, "---The skillet didn't even look that bad that you re-purposed. -------" Did you see the picture showing the bottom? FOAS, "Should have been Prime, not Time, to complete the alliteration, no? :) I gave it some thought "passed its prime" means Still OK, but not as good. I decided to go with "Passed its time" of usefulness. Then wordsmithing is not my pastime. :-) Sue, " I have the feeling of deja vu--I get the sense that I've seen you post this, or maybe something similar, a few years ago. Was it a different pan ? In any case, I love the design." Sue, you have good memory. I think you may be remembering some other projects I have posted using old frying pans. Dcarch |
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dcarch, I agree with Ann T, both the peel and the pizza are pretty, but I really like that triangular spade, that's very unique. Annie |
Dcarch, if I have a good memory, it's because the concept and the artistry are unique and delightful! I hope the birds appreciate your talent! Sue |
- Posted by islay_corbel (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 14 at 2:12
Lovely things!!! You're a very talented person! |
Thank you Annie. As it turned out, the hand spade is a great idea. All the gardening spades I have seen are too small for many tasks. This one works well. I wonder why they don't make bigger ones. Sue, I made the bird bath so that the birds will not pick on my tomatoes because there are no places they can get a drink in my area. The idea panned out. :-) Islay, thanks. Re-cycling is enjoyable for me, including turning leftover food into new dishes. dcarch BTW, the fountain for the birdbath is solar energy operated. No batteries or electric power needed. Inexpensive and works well. |
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Wow! Sally |
Don't stop reposting...the ones of us who missed the first time or worst yet forgot enjoys second time around!! It is just incrediable how your mind works. How do you have time for all this? Shirl |
- Posted by westsider40 (My Page) on Mon, Jul 21, 14 at 13:39
You are truly an artist. Not a craftsperson, nor an artisan but an artist. Not that I really know the difference but my gut tells me so. Thanks for letting us see. |
I love the spade, DC! |
I agree, dcarch, a much better size than those little flimsy tiny things they try to pawn off as a "trowel". Pah, I couldn't plant anything with some of those! Yours is the best of both worlds, both beautiful AND functional. Annie |
- Posted by solsthumper (My Page) on Tue, Jul 22, 14 at 15:43
Nodding in assent. Dcarch, I like your pizza peel, but the 'pretty' description just doesn't fit. To me, the pan with its black base and silver scrolls 'screams' Rock n' Roll. Sol |
Thanks again everyone! It's inspiring to be part of this community. A lot more than cooking, there are so many talented members to draw ideas from; museum quality sculptor, weaver, furniture designer, cabinet maker, photographer, ceramic maker, painter ---------------. dcarch |
duplicate deleted. dcarch |
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- Posted by sleevendog (My Page) on Thu, Jul 24, 14 at 1:01
Saw this the other night at work... immediately wondered what i should make, : ) I seldom use a hand trowel...i use a scarpani most small digging for infant plant starts. I do need a bird bath and have a few solar fountains...(a dumpster dive in mid-town) Hmmm...fun designing ideas for the up-coming weekend. Always re-purposing and making things from found objects. I do have a few of those pans i never use any more. |
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In 1971, Jimmy Nishiyama introduced the city of Las Vegas to Japanese hibachi cuisine. Three decades later, and the friends have stayed very much in touch. During that time, Geisha House, Nishiyama's brainchild, has grown to fill three locations and eight menu pages. Colorful specialty sushi rolls, such as the baked Japanese Lasagna—cream cheese and mayo atop a crabmeat and avocado roll—make fitting partners for grilled lobster, filet mignon, or scallops in hibachi dinners. Nearly 30 varieties of sake trip merrily across the palate, while the Geisha martini blends sake with plum wine and a treasure trove of James Bond jokes.
A seat at the sushi bar earns patrons a front-row view of the chefs at work inside August Moon Sushi Cafe. Wielding special sushi-making knives, chefs thinly slice tuna, cucumbers, salmon, and mushrooms before tucking the agglomeration into rice-lined sheets of seaweed. Bright green avocado slices and orange tobiko create a colorful display atop rolls. Order nigiri, and watch as chefs drape slices of raw seafood over tiny mounds of rice or fold them into origami cranes. Other specialities include barbecue pork belly and california salad.
Sushi Omakase takes its name from the traditional omakase method of ordering sushi. When ordering omakase style, diners ask the chef to get creative, and then sit back while he slices and rolls morsels that highlight both his skills and the freshest fish of the day. For those who prefer to customize their own meals, sushi chefs G. Clooney and T. Cruise also work from a menu that includes fresh oysters, nigiri, a red dragon roll—crab and avocado with spicy tuna—and vegetable tempura. Between nibbles, visitors can relax with a wide array of hot sake or specialty cocktails.
Maki and assorted pieces of sashimi dock on tabletops at Yamamori Sushi & Grill. The chefs here not only create artistic presentations with slices of fresh fish, they also glaze bits of meat or tofu for teriyaki entrees and simmer noodles in flavorful broths. The restaurant's casual dining room serves as a hospitable meeting place for those looking for a quick lunch or large groups celebrating a mass wedding anniversary.
Michelin may have stamped its Best Value and Charming Restaurant distinctions on Hachi Ju Hachi, but all the acclaim should be directed toward the restaurant's chef and owner, Jin Suzuki. His innovative vision for traditional Japanese cuisine and open kitchen have yielded dishes such as steamed-seafood egg custard, pork-belly stew, and seasonal mushrooms with grated mountain yam. The mackerel, which is seasoned and dried in-house, is a popular entree, especially when it's prepared on the grill or in a stew of red miso broth. Best of all, Hachi Ju Hachi's unassuming vibe makes it a great place to chow down and drink sake with friends?or people who will pass as friends until your real friends arrive.
The chef slices thick slabs of fresh salmon, meticulously arranging them atop beds of rice as diners peer over the traditional sushi bar to admire his work. As he forges his fish-laden creations, the rhythmic cutting of his knife accompanies the melodies coaxed forth from the piano in the dining room and the cheery chatter of the evening's guests. So passes another dinner rush at FuruSato Sushi Japanese Restaurant.
In the kitchen, cooks whip up authentic Japanese recipes for lunch and dinner using ingredients such as fresh scallops, real crab, and fresh mango. Servers whisk the dishes into the dining room wherein sliding doors, blonde wood, and minimalistic decor evoke the feel of a traditional Japanese home. Four private tatami rooms can be rented by groups of 4 to 20 people eager to partake in a secluded meal away from the prying eyes and wandering forks of other diners.


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This product is to thin.
I purchased this lotion because of the price and the mostly positive reviews - what a waste of time and money! This lotion is watery and nasty, still smells funky even after I added several different essential oils, has horrible glide, and absorbs much too quickly.
I first bought this as lotion because I wanted to try something different. I was tired of using the same stuff over and over so I thought "why not?", at first I was shocked at how thin it seemed. I didn't use it much at all at first, then one day I realized I never gave it a fair shot. I decided to use it on my next three clients to give it a fair run before deciding anything. I am so glad that I gave it another chance! This stuff is great! Easy to work with in both Swedish and Deep Tissue, has good hold and isn't too slick. The smell is a little odd at first, but you get used to it and I've never had a client complain yet. Overall I think it's a great lotion for the price and it's very easy to work with!
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This is a perfect product to use on all modalities - not just Deep Tissue. Feel great and my client like it!
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The movie by Ken Burns is about the siege at Khe Sahn, of which he is a veteran. While I am not a Vietnam veteran, i am a student of history and enjoyed the film. While is does not have action and gore, it does have many first-person interviews and left me as moved as my first viewing of "Saving Pvt Ryan". Look for it when it travels to your area.
Here is a 2 hour first run movie like you will never see anywhere else, not at any theater since it is shown only privately. This film was made by Ken Rodgers who lived the whole experience with Bravo Co. 1st Battalion 26th Marines. This is about the 77 day siege of Khe Sanh starting 21 January 1968 during the Tet offensive. It also covers the 'ill fated 'Ghost Patrol" of 25 February and subsequent action in retaliation such as "The Pay Back" battle on 30 March which was the only Marine Corps bayonet charge in Vietnam history and the only one since World War 2.
Less than 100 men participated and 19 were KIA. There was over 100 Purple Hearts earned that day some men having multiple wounds. Other awards were 2 Navy Crosses, 8 silver Stars, 9 Bronze stars with "V" devices, 2 Navy Commendations with "V" devices. One hell of a heroic day! Flyer: VVA391 | NEVER AGAIN Will One Generation of Veterans Abandon Another.
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CGAP's first Applied Product Innovation project took place in Uganda where we set up and funded a product incubation lab with Grameen Foundation housed at MTN Uganda. Grameen's AppLab Money team had a broad mandate to use a variety of research techniques for uncovering customer insights and creating commercial products for MTN Uganda. The agreement with MTN Uganda allowed our team to sit in MTN's office, test on its network, analyze the company's data and swap ideas with its staff. The plan was to assess the demand for commercially viable product concepts that MTN could launch and bring to scale in Uganda. Creating an incubator that sat with the provider and yet had an independent source of funding brought the luxuries of time, money and talent, in the form of a team focused exclusively on creating and scaling powerful mobile money products ripe for adoption by poor customers.
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The second case study describes the concept testing phase. During this stage, the team fleshed out initial ideas into product concepts and assessed the feasibility and commercial viability of key concepts. Perhaps most importantly, they tested the concepts with users early and often using prototypes.
CGAP and Grameen Foundation AppLab Money Incubator: Case Study Part 2
As we expected, the independent product incubation lab generated thousands of data points and hundreds of ideas. Unfortunately, about nine months into the process, MTN Uganda experienced substantial fraud on its mobile money system, so they prioritized addressing this problem over innovating. Despite this setback, the AppLab Money team continued to test and refine products. CGAP learned a tremendous amount during this project. It has helped us to refine and sharpen our subsequent API projects and to structure projects that are shorter and more focused on the research techniques we know will yield breakthrough customer insights. It has also helped us learn about the challenges of creating change in an organization from the outside in. The AppLab Money team has explored many tools for understanding customers, thought deep and hard about how to apply these to mobile money products for Uganda's underserved and learned important lessons about product development in an organization going through crisis.


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press on 27 September 11.
1. Report headlined "MP: Ahmadinezhad should declare his position
against embezzlements": According to the report, MP Samad Fada'i said
that the president should be questioned in the Majlis and be given the
opportunity to declare his official position about the recent
embezzlement cases. (p 1; 221 words)
2. Report citing ISNA headlined "Head of Administrative Court of
Justice: Why do you make empty promises to people?": According to the
report, Head of the Administrative Court of Justice Hojjat ol-Eslam
Mohammad Ja'far Montazeri criticised the government for issuing alleged
incorrect statistics and making false promises, saying that this is one
of the serious drawbacks of the executive. (p 2; 241 words)
1. Commentary by Karim Ja'fari headlined "All the options are on the
table": The writer analyzes American military presence and its
operations in Afghanistan. The writer says that experts on military
affairs believe that America is struggling with an "unprecedented
deadlock" in Afghanistan and the geography of this country along with
the Taleban are proving hard for the American forces. The commentator
says that presently, it is the Taleban who have the final say at the
Durand Line (dividing Pakistan and Afghanistan). (International; 885
2. Unattributed commentary headlined "Resignations due to [Rahim-]
Masha'i's presence in the government": This piece refers to resignations
of officials from President Ahmadinezhad's team allegedly due to the
presence of Presidential Aide Rahim-Masha'i in the government. Also, the
report analyzes reasons of several people's resignations from their
posts in the government and the role of the "deviant current" in these
resignations. (Front page; 1,092 words)
1. Report headlined "Ezhe'i's statements over 3,000bn-toman
[approximately 3bn dollar] embezzlement, release of Americans":
According to the report, Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhoseyn Mohseni-Ezhe'i
said: "The crime and corruption which has taken place is really big and
should have an apt punishment." (Iran; 3,431words)
2. Report headlined "Conflicting reports on Melli Bank general-manager's
resignation": The report says that ISNA reported about resignation by
Mahmud Reza Khavari, but IRNA denied the reports. The report went on to
say that Mr Khavari's resignation has been announced at a time when the
role of Saderat Bank in the recent financial corruption case was
highlighted, which has led to alleged resignation by some bank
officials. (Economy; 201words)
1. Unattributed commentary headlined: "Godfather's prescriptions": The
commentary by referring to situation in Bahrain and Yemen says that
"suppression" in these countries during recent days has increased. The
commentary criticizes Saudi Arabia for its alleged roles in these
countries and says that Riyadh is concerned about possible beginning of
people's uprising in this country. (p 1; 413 words)
2. Report by Legal desk headlined "Mohseni-Ezhe'i explained in press
conference : Latest details about of big bank corruption case":
According to the report, Spokesman for the Judicial System Gholamhoseyn
Mohseni-Ezhe'i yesterday in a press conference, gave details of latest
developments on the recent bank embezzlement case. Mohseni-Ezhe'i also
commented on the necessity to deal with such big corruption cases in an
appropriate manner. (p 1; 2,193 words)
1. Interview with Iranian ambassador to Lebanon by Mohammad Khakinehad
headlined "De facto support of Tehran to Mahmud Abbas's plan": In an
interview, Iranian Ambassador in Lebanon Ghadanfar Roken Abadi said that
though the plan submitted by the head of Palestinian self-rule authority
for recognition as an independent state is not a comprehensive plan as
it does not include the issue of Jerusalem and return of the refugees
but Iran would support this plan along with 126 other countries in the
UN. He also added that Mahmud Abbas has realized that negotiations with
Israel and the US are "futile". (p 6; 751 words)
2. Report headlined "G-15 can play important role in international
arena: Foreign minister": According to the report, addressing the G-15
ministerial meeting, Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi laid the
importance of G-15 countries in strengthening South-South relations and
furthering North-South dialogue, and said that G-15 can play important
roles in the international arena. He added that in order to achieve
this, the group must remove existing impediments faced by it. (p 1; 238
1. Report by Ziba Esma'ili headlined "Ratification of long-term oil sale
contracts to Europe": The report contains details of an interview with
Seyyed Mohsen Qamsari, the director for international affairs of
National Iranian Oil Company. In the interview Qamsari talked about
various international issues concerning Iran's oil industry, including
its contracts with Europe. (Economy; 1,317 words)
2. Report citing Fars headlined "Lawyer of the accused US citizens
criticizes them": According to the report, Mas'ud Shafi'i, the lawyer of
American citizens, who were earlier detained in Iran, has criticized and
denied their allegations against Iran. (Politics; 186 words)
1. Commentary by Qasem Ghafuri headlined "'Independence', West's new
trap for Palestine": The writer comments on the UN General Assembly 66th
session held in New York and the issue of Palestinian independence. The
writer says that one of the major damaging acts done by the UN was the
recognition of Israel. He says that Israel was established to fulfil the
West's plans aimed at destroying the land by ousting millions of
Palestinians. The commentary says after 66 years, the Palestinian issue
is once again under the focus at the UN. (p 8; 550 words)
2. Report by Mas'ud Mahmudian headlined "Iran should not rely on
Russians in strategic issues": The author interviews an expert on
Russian affairs, Bahram Amir Ahmadian, on installation of NATO missile
shield in Turkey and threats against Russia, Russia's refusal to provide
Iran with S-300 missiles and possibility of changes in Russia's attitude
towards Iran if Prime Minister Putin wins next presidential election. (p
8; 650 words)
3. Interview with MP Mohamamd Javad Abtahi headlined "Some people come
to Majlis to gain power and prosperity": Mohammad Esma'ili of Javan
newspaper interviews Iranian MP Mohamamd Javad Abtahi about internal
developments in Iran, and approaches and programmes of various groups to
win the upcoming parliamentary election. Abtahi has also touched on
so-called sedition movement and "deviant current" describing both of
them as "two sides of the same coin". (p 12; 3,000 words)
1. Unattributed report headlined "Bungling democratic practice": The
editor by pointing at recent mid-term parliamentary election in Bahrain
terms it "sham". The editorial also criticizes Bahrain King Shaykh Hamad
Bin-Isa Bin-Salman Al Khalifah's visit to Saudi Arabia and says he is
visiting that country "to kiss the hands of Bahrain's occupier".
(Domestic; 845 words)
2. Report citing Fars headlined "Member of Majlis Planning and Budget
Committee: Some government authorities should resign over big
embezzlement": According to the report, Abbas Ali Nura, member of Majlis
Planning and Budget Committee, in an interview urged for resignation by
some government authorities in view of the "unprecedented" embezzlement
at an Iranian bank. (Domestic; 194 words)
3. Report citing Mehr headlined "By pursuing 11bn-dollar violation in
Ministry of Oil, Majlis Energy Committee to review the defence of
Mir-Kazemi": According to the report, Majlis Energy Committee is to
review the defence of Mas'ud Mir-Kazemi, former minister of oil, due to
alleged 11bn-dollar misappropriations in the Oil Ministry. The report
also provides more details of alleged act of violations during the
Mir-Kazemi's tenure in the office. (Domestic; 234 words)
4. Report citing Mehr headlined "Ghafuri-Fard : Secret report of Bushehr
nuclear power plant has been delivered to Parliament Presidium":
According to the report, Hasan Ghafuri-Fard, head of the committee to
review the condition of Bushehr nuclear power plant, in an interview
commented on handing over the report of his committee to Parliament
Presidium. (Domestic; 123 words)
5. Report citing Mehr headlined "In report of special commission: 12
violations of government in implementing the Targeted Subsidy Plan":
According to the report, Majlis special commission on implementation of
the Targeted Subsidy Plan comments on budget deficit in case of paying
the same amount of cash subsidies by the government. The report also
comments on reviewing 12 alleged violations by the government during the
implementation of the Targeted Subsidy Plan. (Domestic; 918 words)
1. Editorial by Hesamudin Barumand headlined "About a bet": The editor
opines that earlier analysis by so-called anti-Revolution elements on
the international media have been proven wrong by an alleged increase in
Iran's popularity in the region, and says that with the intensification
of uprisings in the region, US President Barrack Obama's strategy in the
Middle East has failed and it is working in Iran's favour. (p 2; 1,494
2. Commentary by Hoseyn Qadyani headlined "Mr Ahmadinezhad! Who is
tired? The enemy?": The author discusses the manner in which various
media sources reported and analyzed President Ahmadinezhad's visit to
New York and his speech at the UN General Assembly, and notes that the
principle-ist media adopted a positive approach in its reports whereas
the media affiliated with the so-called deviant current had adopted a
negative approach and focused on controversies rather on the core
issues. (p 14; 1,102 words) (PROCESSING)
3. Report headlined "Please take this! It will be recovered later":
According to the report, the network which was arrested for allegedly
collaborating with the BBC in Iran was said to have received huge
amounts of money in the form of "financial aid" and the money was wired
to the collaborators in a secret manner. (p 2; 192 words)
4. Report headlined "Protest by art personalities against [Iran] Cinema
House's support to BBC agents in Tehran": According to the report, some
film personalities in Iran have criticized the position taken by Iran
Cinema House defending the people who were arrested over allegations of
alleged collaboration with BBC in Tehran, and called for the resignation
of the head of this organization. (p 14; 2,560 words)
Editorial by Seyyed Hamid Hoseyni headlined "What position Iran should
take regarding formation of independent state of Palestine": The writer
refers to recent statements in the UN General Assembly by Mahmud Abbas
demanding recognition of an independent Palestinian state, and discusses
what position Iran should take in this regard. (Editorial; 1,276 words)
1. Editorial by Ali Vadai'e headlined "The brutal oligarchy of Peter the
Great": The editor opines that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin
controls the affairs of Russia, therefore, it can be assumed that he
will become the president once Dmitriy Medvedev completes his term in
the office. (Editorial; 869 words)
2. Report headlined "Ali Motahhari: Principle-ist parties to issue
separate [election] lists": According to the report, MP Ali Motahhari,
who has been increasingly criticizing the government and has recently
adopted independent stances from that of the principle-ists, suggested
that since the principle-ists do not have a serious competitor in the
forthcoming Majlis election, there is no need of an alliance among them
and all the constituent principle-ist parties should contest this
election separately. (Politics; 913 words)
3. Commentary by Mohammad Hoseyn Ravanbakhsh headlined "Good management
in all areas": The author criticizes the management of country's
affairs, and comments on alleged anti-Iranian remarks made by the
Americans, who were earlier detained in Iran, upon reaching their
country. (Politics; 319 words)
1. Analytical commentary by Majid Hatemzadeh-Moqaddam headlined
"Opportunism of Russians from economic crisis of Belarus": The editorial
states that Russia's decision to divert the route of its Nord Stream gas
pipelines to Europe through the Baltic Sea instead of Belarus, will
prove to be a serious blow to the Belarusian economy, and adds that with
this move, Russia intends to control Belarus economically as well as
politically. The editorial adds that this new development will force
Belarus to give heavy concessions to Russia. (p 4; 490 words)
2. Report citing ISNA headlined "Turkish action against the Zionists is
a political posturing": According to the report, Senior Advisor to the
Supreme Commander Dr Seyyed Yahya Safavi said that "Islamic awakening"
will continue and spread to other hegemonic systems in the world.
Responding to installation of missile shield in Turkey and alleged
military threat to Iran, he said that currently the US and Israel are
grappling with their own problems and Iran does not foresee any
possibility of military activity against Iran in the near future.
Referring to Turkey's position, Safavi said that "contradictory"
position of Turkey particularly toward Israel seems to be a political
posturing. (p 2; 278 words)
1. Editorial by Mohammad Kazem Anbarlu'i headlined "Barbaric reaction to
human considerations": The editor refers to release of two American
citizens detained in Iran on espionage charges. The editor says
President Ahmadinezhad should not have released them before completion
of judicial process. The editor also criticizes statements allegedly
made by freed American citizens Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal at BBC
Persian network. (Editorial; 558 words)
2. Report headlined "Nation's will and military achievements have caused
arrogant powers to fear Islamic Republic": The report says that
Ayatollah Nuri-Hamedani assessed military developments saying that the
advancements would not allow the enemy and arrogant powers to have bad
intentions about Iran. (p 1; 100 words)
3. Report headlined "Musavi-Tabrizi has been elected as the head of
Coordination Council of the reformist front": The report says that
Musavi-Tabrizi has been elected as the head of the Coordination Council
of the Reformist Front. He said to have expressed hopes over political
activities in Iran. (Political; 100 words)
4. Unattributed editorial headlined "Final shot of deviant group to
anti-American stance of the 10th [Iran] government": The editorial says
that the recent "baseless" remarks by the two American "spies", who had
been recently released by Iran, against the Islamic Republic, have
caused pain for every Iranian patriot. (Political; 300 words)
5. Report headlined "Details of investigation into Stars virus": The
report quotes Brigadier-General Gholam Reza Jalali as saying that
"Stars" is a new and dangerous virus. He also reported that there have
been efforts to protect the systems from this virus. (Political; 150
6. Report headlined "Member of National Security Committee: Iranian
detainees should be released in exchange with US spies": Report quotes a
member of the Majlis National Security and Foreign Policy Committee as
saying that criticism will raise this issue as to why Iranian prisoners,
who are in the US custody, have not been released in exchange of the two
US "spies". (Political; 100 words)
1. Editorial by former Permanent Representative of Iran to UN Ali
Khorram headlined "Nuclear proposal; Iran and the West": The editorial
refers to proposal outlined by Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinezhad for
stopping uranium enrichment by Iran to higher percentage if the West and
the US deliver required enriched uranium for Tehran reactor for the
purpose of radio-medicines, and states that it would be a win-win
situation for both the sides and both can benefit from this proposed
deal. (p 1; 583 words)
2. Report headlined "General Sa'idi criticizes weakening the role of
[regular] army during imposed war": According to the report, Hasan
Hasani-Sa'idi, the deputy coordinator of Armed Forces General Staff,
criticized the IRIB for its weak depiction of regular army's role during
the initial phase of Iran-Iraq war, and added that despite so many
constraints the regular army managed to check the Iraqi forces. He
further said that it was the regular army that was responsible for
training the joint forces of IRGC and the civilian volunteers. He
recounted various successful operations launched by the regular army,
and said that IRIB's recent remarks would weaken the armed forces. (p 1;
990 words)
3. Analytical report by Nafiseh Zareh-Kohn headlined "All dangerous
reformists will be disqualified": According to the report, criticizing
President Ahmadinezhad, Tehran MP Ali Motahhari said that Ahmadinezhad
is neither a principle-ist nor a reformist and he belongs to culturally
deviant current. He added that recent financial embezzlement go against
the claims of a clean government under Ahmadinezhad. Referring to
upcoming parliamentary election, Motahhari said that all "dangerous"
reformists will be disqualified from participating in the election and
the various factions of the principle-ists should provide list of their
possible candidates so that the people could choose their representative
of their choice. (p 2; 860 words)
1. Editorial by Ali Totmaj headlined "Avoiding NATO's shield": The
editorial states that Turkish people rightly believe that the West is
not interested in the welfare of other countries and only seeks to
follow its own interests and ultimately Turkey will also become a victim
of the West's plans. It says that by installing missile defence shield
in Turkey, the West intends to create tensions in Turkey's relations
with the neighbouring countries. The editorial opines that Turkey's
position towards Israel and its call to "revolutionary" Islamic
countries to adopt a secular system, is in the interest of the West,
which will lead to loss of its position in the Islamic world. (p 15; 416
2. Analytical report headlined "Outcome of release of American spies":
The report refers to the remarks made by the two released US prisoners,
and states that the Josh Fattal and Shane Bauer seemed to be prompted by
the US authorities. The report adds that the comments made by the two
were contradictory and out of context by stating that innocent people
are being lodged in jails by the Iranian government and is violating the
human rights of its citizens. The defendant lawyer of the two released
US nationals said that they have no right to comment on the cases of
other prisoners. The report criticizes the US government for not
considering release of Iranian prisoners lodged in the US jails. (p 3;
1,431 words)
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Wrestling camp slated for July
Top college wrestlers will be on hand this summer for the inaugural Tonganoxie Camp of Champions.
The clinic, which will run July 6-8, will bring wrestlers from Nebraska-Kearney, as well as Wamego High coach Brad Ewing.
Jeff Sylvester, an NCAA champion with UNK this year, and Gabe Re, a New Mexico state champ and 2002 national qualifier for the Lopers, instruct Tonganoxie youth.
THS coach Jeremy Goebel, who also was a grappler at Nebraska-Kearney, will head the summer camp.
Tonganoxie assistant Scott Underwood also will instruct at the camp, which is open to wrestlers ages 5 to 13 and 14 to 18.
"It's kind of like a satellite camp," Goebel said, noting all the Nebraska-Kearney influence. "We're going to do it every year.
"Depending on how many kids we get, we'll bring in as many wrestlers as we have to."
The younger group will attend from 9 p.m. to noon each day of the clinic, while the older group's session will be from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
The clinic will be conducted in the THS multi-purpose center, which is just south of the THS football field.
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First place was captured by Gemini helmed by Dave Japikse crewed by sons Dan and Matt all from Schenectady and Jim Carlisle of Westport. Second place was taken by Dancing Queen with Paul Reese of Moriah at the helm and crew Mark Schubert, Peter Mitchell both of Silver Bay and Mike Stahl of Port Henry. Both boats are part of the North Cheever Yacht Club at the Velez Marina, Port Henry.
Hosted by Westport Marina, the 12th annual Westport Challenge Regatta had a record fleet of 21 sailboats competing. With excellent weather and fair winds local and visiting boats competed in three divisions- class A, B (cruising non-spinnaker) and J-24 Class (spinnaker). Sailors came from the Capital District, Lake Champlain Region, Canal Region, Vermont and Canada. Organized by the Westport Marina, the regatta has been co-sponsored by the Brooks-Reinemann Group of Merrill Lynch for the last five years.
The cruising fleet completed a triangular course starting at the marina, turning north at Barber Point and then rounding Scotch Bonnet off Basin Harbor Club.
Leading Class A handicap racing was Arcadia helmed by Capt. James Connors of Plattsburgh, home port Willsboro, with a corrected time of 2:22:51; in second place Rita Louise 2:22:54 with Capt. James Morris from Albany, home port Van Slooten Marina in Port Henry; and third Diva, 2:39:35 with Capt. George Guy Lever of Wilmington, home port Westport.
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Murray puts forward $15 proposal
Mayor Ed Murray on Thursday morning proposed a plan to raise Seattle's minimum wage to $15 per hour.
Under the proposal, the $15 wage would be phased in for both large and small businesses. If the mayor's plan is enacted, Seattle's minimum wage would become the highest of any city in the nation. The proposal is based on recommendations from a committee Murray appointed to advise him on the issue. Consensus over the recommendations had eluded the committee in recent weeks as representatives from labor, business and nonprofit groups struggled to line up support among their constituencies.
The proposal will next go to the Seattle City Council, where it will receive quick attention. Councilmember Sally Clark, chair of a committee on income inequality, said a review of the proposal will begin at a meeting Monday. Murray announced his plan at a press conference at City Hall.
City Councilmember Nick Licata, who was a member of Murray's Income Inequality Advisory Committee, praised the proposal as an "awesome victory" and a step toward a real living wage.
"I will work with the council to pass this proposal with the minimum amount of tinkering," he said.
The mayor said that 21 of the committee's 24 members have agreed to the proposal. Among the dissenters was Socialist Councilmember Kshama Sawant, a $15 minimum wage stalwart, who said the proposal has been watered down by big businesses.
About 100,000 workers in Seattle currently earn less than $15 per hour, according to a report professors at the University of Washington's Evans School of Public Affairs prepared for the advisory committee. The current state-mandated minimum wage in Washington is $9.32.
The phase-in period for the pay floor increase would begin in 2015 for all businesses. Larger businesses with 500 or more employees would be required to pay their workers $11 per hour at that time. For larger businesses that provide their employees with health care the phase-in period would last four years, meaning that by 2018 they would be required to pay their workers $15 per hour. For large businesses that do not provide health coverage the phase-in period would last three years; they would hit the $15 mark by 2017.
The arrangement for businesses with fewer than 500 employees is different. The minimum wage for those employers would reach $15 after seven years, in 2021, increasing at a rate of $0.50 annually along the way.
Small businesses would also be required to guarantee workers "minimum compensation," which includes tips and health insurance. Minimum compensation, including tips and healthcare, would rise to $15 per hour for smaller businesses by 2019.
After each wage category reaches $15, hourly pay will increase annually based on the consumer price index, which is estimated at 2.4 percent in the mayor's proposal. By 2025, minimum wage for all businesses in Seattle and total compensation for small businesses would be $18.13.
Mayor Ed Murray announces his $15 minimum wage proposal, along with members of his income inequality advisory committee. From left to right, CEO of the Seattle Hospitality Group, Howard Wright, president of the SEIU Healthcare 775NW union, David Rolf, City Councilmember Nick Licata and Solid Ground's Gordon McHenry. Photo: Bill Lucia
Calling the proposal historic, Murray cited statements by Pope Francis about the evils of growing inequality. SEIU Healthcare 775NW president, David Rolf, praised his co-chair on the Income Inequality Advisory Committee, Howard Wright, and the business community for their work on the proposal.
Wright, who is the CEO of Seattle Hospitality Group, said that most businesses would back the proposal. He added that "fear and exhaustion" had helped push the committee's belabored negotiations over the wage plan toward a conclusion. The mayor had said he wanted a plan that had "supermajority" support within the group.
Murray formed the committee last December, shortly after he was elected. In recent weeks, members sparred over issues like the phase-in period, how the wage should be applied to small businesses and whether tips should be counted toward hourly pay.
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Posted Thu, May 1, 10:47 a.m.
Naming at least ONE labor or progressive group that praised the Mayor's laughable proposal would be actual journalism.
Posted Fri, May 2, 9:51 a.m.
"With this announcement today, Seattle is leading the way toward a better economy and more robustly shared prosperity," said David Rolf, co-chair of the IIAC and president of SEIU 775.
Posted Thu, May 1, 10:47 a.m.
3 to 7 years. Plenty of time for businesses to move out of town...
Posted Thu, May 1, 12:55 p.m.
They aren't going to move. We'll just see more machinery and automation or fewer workers, depending on the work.
Posted Thu, May 1, 1:09 p.m.
Here are the machines that we're going to start to see all over in the next 3 years:
Most minimum wage jobs exist solely because human labor is cheaper in that role than mechanical labor. But at what wage level does this mechanical labor become cheaper? We already saw what happened to industry and textiles in the US when labor costs surged past mechanical costs. Now it is the service industry's turn.
McDonalds has had automated fry machines, touchscreens, burger making machines, and drink dispenses for more than a decade now. You're about to see them up close.
Posted Fri, May 2, 6:50 a.m.
No, but they are a source of jobs for a lot of people who don't have the skills to work in other fields. I'm just saying that if you can imagine a machine that can do the repetetive tasks that you perform throughout the day then it probably already exists and the only reason you're still on the job is that you're cheaper than it.
Posted Fri, May 2, 7:14 a.m.
What percentage of people who work at those jobs do so only because "they don't have the skills" to work elsewhere, and what percentage of people who work at those jobs do so because even though they have skills to work at better jobs, are flipping burgers because that is the only job available?
Until you can answer that question accurately, you should avoid such blanket statements.
Posted Fri, May 2, 11:09 a.m.
Funny - for all the automation in McDonalds I still see a flurry of human activity. I guess you're talking about the coming of Arnold-type cyber-servers.
Posted Fri, May 2, 6:22 p.m.
Dicks already pays several dollars an hour more than McDonalds, and the food is better.
There are a LOT of jobs that are not going to be automated- either the jobs are too varied, or the business volume is too small to justify a few hundred grand for a robot. Its still cheaper to pay one person fifteen bucks, who can either wait tables, or wash dishes, or make salads, depending on the need at the time, than to buy a dish washing robot, a salad making robot, and some sort of motorized dirty dish grabbing robot.
I have had employees since about 1982.
I dont think fifty cent an hour raises once a year is gonna drive many companies out of town.
Seven years is plenty of time to slowly adjust prices and policies to account for this.
I personally pay people more than minimum wage, and have for years- you cant get decent employees for minimum wage.
The world wont end, and people will not drive to Issaquah to get Pho for a buck cheaper.
Posted Thu, May 1, 4:06 p.m.
This is a big win for Mayor Murray. He promised to get to $15 gradually, and to craft a compromise that the big interests could support, using his negotiating skills and patience learned in Olympia to get there. It's a sign that there is still a "center" to Seattle politics, at least among large institutions. Whether that center will hold over time and pressure, and whether it includes small businesses and the expanding Left, we shall see.
I think labor realized that they had better come together and support this, lest the committee package tilt further to the business side. Labor may also have realized that Sawant's ability to lead a "$15-Now" campaign to victory was decreasing day by day.
This political boost may also help Mayor Murray to find his footing on other issues.
Posted Fri, May 2, 7:16 a.m.
I concur. It looked like the Mayor's idea of using a committee to craft a proposal was going to backfire when they couldn't come to consensus by last week's deadline. But as it turns out the committee, minus three members, came out with a very reasonable proposal that businesses should be able to adopt without dramatic upheaval.
This is one temporary measure though as regards the problem of stagnant wages. The rapid advance of technology will continue to reduce the demand for low skill labor. At the local level the City should now turn its focus to universal pre-school, affordable broadband, and real school reform. These measures will help provide the opportunities that people need to best take advantage of the new technology driven economy.
We should also prepare for a growing number of poor, basically unemployable people. Until changes are made at the federal level to provide a more permanent safety net for those at the very bottom, it will fall on cities and counties to deal with the problems from long term unemployment.
Posted Fri, May 2, 8:38 a.m.
I don't agree this a win of any size for Murray. He just lost my support by allowing the idea of tip credit into this plan, and worse, he's going to allow businesses that provide health benefits to offset wages by that cost as well. As I see it, business wins big, workers lose big. I thought tip credit was illegal in WA, but am ready to admit it if I'm mistaken. One of the problems with it is that tips are not guaranteed income. The amount a tipped person actually receives in tips varies by day, season, weather, economic health, and more. Meanwhile the business employing that tipped employee can offset the wage whether the tipped person makes what the employer offsets or not.
Furthermore, such an arrangement creates a permanent two tier wage scheme; we'll never see tip/benefit credit go away if it's allowed to begin. And from that we'll get an entrenchment of the inequality the whole move for a higher minimum wage is supposed to address. This is NOT a win for tipped workers, who, after all are the people that actually do the work that runs employers' businesses.
This idea is just terrible and I will do whatever I can find to do to see that it doesn't become law. Not that that will matter. I appears the fix is in.
Posted Thu, May 1, 9:56 p.m.
Say good bye to all those worker bees at fast food eateries. Once automation takes place, each shift will probably need three people and don't be surprised to see two or even fully automated restaurants.
Getting a pay raise without upping production or providing added value to the business doesn't seem like a successful business model. But we are talking about Seattle, a place where reality seldom strikes when it comes to social lawmaking.
Posted Fri, May 2, 6:27 p.m.
Have you ever been to a conveyor belt sushi joint? it takes a whole raft of employees to make that sushi, load the plates, wash the dishes, etc.
NOBODY has invented a chef robot yet.
Even at Burger King, a human flips the burgers, a human fills the cups, a human takes your order.
Maybe in 30 years, we will see all automated restaurants, but, frankly, the technology aint anywhere near ready- voice recognition software still routinely screws up on every device its installed on- and when it did, in a restaurant, humans would have to deal with the mistakes.
And the trend in Seattle is towards high end restaurants, with more hand preparation- the chains have been migrating to the suburbs for decades.
So the cheap food will move farther out, and the market in Seattle will be better than ever for twenty dollar burgers and pizzas from Tom Douglas that cost $17 for one person at Serious Pie.
Posted Fri, May 2, 11:55 p.m.
You're behind the times. Really behind. I suggest that you use a search engine to support your position. You'll seem smarter, but it's to late for that now.
Posted Sat, May 3, 1:46 p.m.
There is ONE Bolt Burger- and its been in business since November, and a burger there costs a minimum of seven bucks.
Dicks has been around since 1955, paying well above minimum wage, offering medical and retirement and education benefits, and it will withstand any crappy Bolt Burger franchises that try to open here- assuming Bolt Burger even stays open six months in DC, much less takes over the country.
I am old enough to have eaten at Automats- no human interaction there, either- almost fifty years ago.
Somehow that idea didnt set the world on fire, and I am highly dubious that six dollar smoothies and ten dollar burgers, ordered on an Ipad, are going to replace cooks and waiters and cashiers, either.
Posted Sat, May 3, midnight
Turns out union folks recognize the threat that raising the minimum wage brings. I'm betting on technology.
Posted Tue, May 6, 5:34 p.m.
To give you idea of how fast things are moving. Last year on our trip to the big Island, we went to a medium to large restaurant that had two waitresses doing tables. We ordered on the table iPad and paid our bill on it. The wait person brought our drinks and food and that was sum total of of our dialogue with her. Two years prior there were six or seven wait types. When I asked our waitress about the change, she loved it. Eased her work load, didn't have a constant nag from the customers, and best of all, didn't split the tips.
The world is moving faster then you or I ever thought possible and in directions that surprise us. Automation of burger joints is just one of many changes coming down the road.
Posted Fri, May 2, 9:18 a.m.
Yea. Right. Seattle will be manned by auto-bots in all Starbucks and McDonalds. We'll notice not very much change as this is a nuanced proposal that allows businesses to adjust their prices with the labor costs. I also like that the minimum wage will be pegged to the CPI.
Funny (in a ha-ha sort of way) that a pile of other countries can manage to have higher minimum wages without the zombie apocalypse predicted by the elite class here. Good for Murray for finding a nuanced approach.
Posted Fri, May 2, 9:25 a.m.
I honestly see a backlash with this over time. I would support any voter initiatives or propositions to repeal this junk plan.
Posted Fri, May 2, 7:01 p.m.
Doubtful. In a year and going forward I'd be willing to bet a large sum of cash we will see 0 difference; despite the chaff at Fox dis-news service.
Posted Wed, May 7, 1:41 p.m.
I am still waiting for that backlash about the raise of minimum wage up to a whopping buck sixty five an hour- thats what I got paid, in 1972.
Somehow, though, all the republicans in the late sixties who predicted DOOM if it broke a dollar fifty- they are quiet about that today.
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Hypnosis therapy can help with many different conditions that include bedwetting, anxiety, headaches, irritable bowel syndrome, tics (with and without Tourette syndrome), and more. Hypnosis for insomnia, for example, has been researched by several different studies and proven to be one of the most effective treatments for the condition.
A clinical hypnosis session starts with identifying the patient's specific goal. Then, the patient is led through a series of guided imagery/visualization exercises that leave him or her feeling safe, relaxed, and alert. Once this open-to-change state is reached, he or she will be encouraged to create individualized strategies and build skills to prevent or better control his or her challenges.
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